At the same time, while albinos are not that rare among slug species, I wouldn't expect there to be two of the same species in the same small area. Even two from different species in such a small environment would surprise me. That leads me to surmise that this IS the same albino, with its body contracted against the cold and the tip of its tail inadvertently pushed inward.
Here's a photo I took of the albino in the same place in the yard as in my last post about it. The identity of the species remains a mystery, though at the moment I still hold that it's Lehmannia valentiana.
However, I think I was able to get closer to the slug in the earlier photos (continued below), which may make it appear larger. You can see in these that the albino's size matches that of the pigmented slug (Lehmannia valentiana) behind it. A slug of Deroceras laeve, for instance, would be smaller than Lehmannia valentiana.
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